Skip to content
ECO Cost Index — Q2 2026 release

Construction Cost Index

A quarterly, database-backed index of measured unit rates across the Jamaican built environment — searched, filtered and parish-adjusted, in both US and Jamaican dollars, for cost planners, contractors and developers.

Access Guest preview
Reset
12,672 rates matched · showing 1–6 · query 32.39ms · indexed & paginated server-side
Measured construction unit rates, filterable by trade, sector, parish and period.
Item description Unit Rate (JMD)
CIV-ASP Asphalt wearing course 50mm, roads Roads Infrastructure St. Catherine Q3 2023 $33 J$5,089 ▲ +5.0%
CIV-ASP Asphalt wearing course 50mm, roads Roads Infrastructure St. Catherine Q4 2023 $32 J$4,954 ▲ +5.0%
CIV-ASP Asphalt wearing course 50mm, roads Roads Infrastructure St. Catherine Q1 2024 $33 J$5,118 ▲ +5.0%
CIV-ASP Asphalt wearing course 50mm, roads Roads Infrastructure St. Catherine Q2 2024 $33 J$5,135 ▲ +5.0%
CIV-ASP Asphalt wearing course 50mm, roads Roads Infrastructure St. Catherine Q3 2024 $34 J$5,304 ▲ +5.0%
CIV-ASP Asphalt wearing course 50mm, roads Roads Infrastructure St. Catherine Q4 2024 $34 J$5,314 ▲ +5.0%
12,666 more rates in the full index

This preview shows the first 6 results. Subscribe to unlock the complete index, sorting and regional comparison.

Database-backed & paginated

Every query hits an indexed store and returns a single page — the browser never loads the full dataset, so search stays fast as coverage grows.

Measured quarterly

Rates are re-priced each quarter from live tender returns and supplier schedules, then reconciled by ECO's chartered surveyors.

Regionally adjusted

Location factors reflect haulage from the ports, labour availability and site access by parish, so a rate in Port Antonio reads differently from one in Kingston.